United
Arab
Emirates
Map

Map: U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency.

It is a federation of countries
composed by seven emirates. They are located in the Southeast of the Arabian
Peninsula, on the Persian Gulf, bordered by Saudi Arabia to the South; by Qatar
and Oman to the West. The indigenous population is mostly Arab and Muslim. Its
terrain is flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast
desert wasteland; mountains in east. It lacks of natural freshwater resources
compensated by desalination plants; desertification; beach pollution from oil
spills.

Travel routes to Asian
countries, best places to visit, cities and borders with Oman.